Updated - PHOTOS: Plane crashes at Lagos Airport

it has been updated that the plane is a chartered Associated Airline  carrying the corpse of late former Ondo State governor Olusegun Agagu, his family members and friends of the family, crash-landed near the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos, shortly after take off this morning. The plane was enroute Akure from Lagos where the late politician was to be buried tomorrow.

At least 11 people have been confirmed dead. more update soon

Reports has just reached us that there has been a plane crash at the Lagos airport. It is not known if there has been any casualty as the details are still sketchy.

A witness said the crash occurred at the local wing of the airport close to the section were JET-A1, plane fuel, is stored.


Fire service officials were seen evacuating the occupants of the plane.

The spokesman of the Nigeria aviation agencies, Yakubu Datti, asked for more time to get details of the incident.

More details to follow